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GOODMAN TO CHANGE PLEA ON DRUG CHARGES Dames’ business partner tells judge he will plead guilty in $4m cocaine smuggling case By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A BAHAMIAN boat captain arrested in the US last month with an alleged $4 million worth of cocaine has informed the judge of his plans to plead guilty after initially denying the
charges. Malcolm Goodman, a business partner of former National Security Minister Marvin Dames, had pleaded not guilty last week to possession with intent and importation of a controlled substance after his arrest in Florida on February 11. Yesterday, his US
attorney, Jay White, filed a motion notifying the court of his intention to change his plea while also requesting additional time to finalise negotiations with US prosecutors. The notice came after District Judge Melissa Damian set the trial date for April 15, nearly a week
after Goodman's initial arraignment. In the motion, Mr White outlined the facts of the case, noting that Goodman was the only person on board the 45-foot vessel named M/V Reel Xperience when it was stopped and inspected by the US Coast Guard on February 11. He said the drugs were “in plain view” and that Goodman admitted knowing about them. US authorities, in a sworn affidavit filed last month, also said roughly 200 kilograms of cocaine were
Davis confirms general election will be soon By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis confirmed the next general election will be soon, though he remained tight-lipped on the specific date it will be called. “All I can say is that the elections would be soon,” Mr Davis told reporters yesterday. “That’s all I’d be prepared to say at this time.” The prime minister’s comments came after
PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis. Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Fred
MALCOLM GOODMAN
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Eileen Dupuch-Carron 96 years young
STAFF of The Tribune today celebrate the 96th birthday of the Right Honourable Eileen Dupuch-Carron, pilot, Barrister-at-Law, mother, artist and one of the most influential figures in Bahamian journalism. Described by many political pundits as the ‘Iron Lady,’ she is the holder of the Guinness Book of World Records’ longest serving publisher and editor in the world – her 63 years eclipsing the record set by her father, the late crusading journalist Sir Etienne Dupuch. Mrs Carron, who succeeded her father Sir Etienne Dupuch as editor and publisher of The Tribune
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in 1972, spent more than six decades at the helm of the newspaper, helping shape public debate and champion the principles of a free and independent press. Colleagues and readers across The Bahamas have extended warm birthday wishes to Mrs Carron, who is currently recovering from a recent stay in hospital. Family members say she is doing well and continuing to recuperate. Her leadership of The Tribune spanned generations of Bahamians and some of the most significant periods in the nation’s modern history, including the years surrounding independence and the country’s development as a modern democracy. See PAGE THREE